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Portrait of Taylor Daniel

Honor Society® member

Taylor Daniel

Dance Teacher at Michelle's Dance X-plosion

  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  • Musical Theatre
  • Class of 2022
  • Castro Valley, USA

Member since June 2020

Education

  • University of Michigan

    BFa Musical Theatre

    2018 – 2022

Goals and interests

Career goal

My intended career path is to be a Broadway Actress or Tv and Film Actor because of an actors ability to influence, change, and the ability to make people think in ways they never had before. Good or bad, sad or happy, is the reason people go home and look at something in a different way even if it's only for a moment is an experience that I always want to be a part of.

You can ask most artists going into theatre what their goal is, and most of them will tell you it's the ability to tell stories. Talk about sensitive topics. Come together in a space, everyone with a different background, story, or world view and connect them all for a moment through the story we are telling. Teaching lessons in a way where no one feels attacked and unheard but everyone is listening. Even shows without heavy messages and themes, still serve as an escape from a world that seems a little unnerving at times. It is in the theatre that you can push boundaries, try things that the outside world wouldn't dare to touch on. Therefore the theatre has the power to play and alter the way they tell the story. The importance of race, gender, and sexual orientation can all change the way an everyday story is perceived.

Graduate school interests

N?A

Outside the classroom

Dance/Chroegraphing
Soccer
Running
Gymnastics
Reading

Experience

  • Dance Teacher

    Michelle's Dance X-plosion

    Jan 2016 – Jul 2018

Volunteering

  • Camp Counselor

    Muscular Dystrophy Association

    May 2016 – Jun 2016